To enhance people’s understanding on the latest development of cutting-edge medical technology in Hong Kong, and to strengthen the public’s knowledge on different health issues as well as enhance their awareness on the prevention of and latest treatments for diseases, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong is co-organising the “Explore the World of Medicine” Public Lecture Series 2011 with the Hong Kong Public Libraries this year.
This is the fifth consecutive years that this community health education programme has been organised. Comprising a total of eight lectures to be held from March to June and September to December 2011, academics from the Faculty will share their professional knowledge and illustrate their fruits of research in different medical disciplines.
| Details of the lectures are shown as below: | |
| Venue: | Lecture Theatre, G/F, Hong Kong Central Library, Causeway Bay |
Lecture 1 Knowledge on Reproduction
| Topic 1 | A New Approach to Understand Oviduct Function |
| Speaker | Dr O Wai-sum Associate Professor, Department of Anatomy HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | Use of Acupuncture in Reproductive Medicine |
| Speaker | Dr Ernest Ng Hung-yu Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | March 5, 2011 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: February 18, 2011 | |
Lecture 2 Disorders of Ageing: Anemia and Rheumatological Diseases
| Topic 1 | Anemia in the Elderly |
| Speaker | Professor James Chim Chor-sang Clinical Professor, Department of Medicine Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, HKU |
| Topic 2 | Rheumatological Diseases in the Elderly |
| Speaker | Professor Lau Chak-sing Professor, Department of Medicine HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | April 2, 2011 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: March 18, 2011 | |
Lecture 3 Mood Disorders: All You Need to Know About
| Topic 1 | Use of Acupuncture to Treat Mood Disorders – from Past Experience to Clinical Research(Conducted in Putonghua) |
| Speaker | Dr Zhang Zhangjin Associate Professor, School of Chinese Medicine HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | Postnatal Depression: What is the Influence of the Family? |
| Speaker | Dr Sharron Leung Shuk-kum Assistant Professor, School of Nursing HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | May 7, 2011 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: April 21, 2011 | |
Lecture 4 New Challenges and Strategies of Public Health
| Topic 1 | Genetics and Its Relationship to You and to Public Health |
| Speaker | Dr Dennis Ip Kai-ming Clinical Assistant Professor, School of Public Health HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | Mortality Risk of Air Pollution, Lifestyles and Social Deprivation |
| Speaker | Dr Wong Chit-ming Associate Professor, School of Public Health HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | June 11, 2011 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: May 27, 2011 | |
Lecture 5 Diet and Health – Watch What You Eat
| Topic 1 | You Are What You Eat – Diet and Upper Gastrointestinal and Related Conditions |
| Speaker | Professor Chu Kent-man Clinical Professor, Department of Surgery HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | If We Are What We Eat, What Should We Eat to Gain Better Eye Health? |
| Speaker | Dr Raymond Wong Lai-man Clinical Assistant Professor, Eye Institute HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | September 10, 2011 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: August 26, 2011 | |
Lecture 6 The Effectiveness of Health Products
| Topic 1 | Gouqizi and Health |
| Speaker | Professor So Kwok-fai Jessie Ho Professor in Neuroscience Chair Professor and Head, Department of Anatomy HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | The "Good" and "Bad" Effects of Lingzhi Related Products in Cancer |
| Speaker | Professor Godfrey Chan Chi-fung Clinical Professor, Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | October 8, 2011 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: September 23, 2011 | |
Lecture 7 Role of Anaesthesia in Surgery
| Topic 1 | Modern-day Anaesthesiology |
| Speaker | Dr Nicholas Sun Chi-hong Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | Reducing Blood Loss During Surgery – the Anaesthesiologist's Role |
| Speaker | Dr Jacobus Ng Kwok-fu Associate Professor, Department of Anaesthesiology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | November 5, 2011 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: October 21, 2011 | |
Lecture 8 Knowing our Bones
| Topic 1 | Cervical Spine Degeneration and Spinal Cord Compression |
| Speaker | Dr Cheung Wai-yuen Honorary Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Topic 2 | The "World" through the Eyes of the Operating Microscope |
| Speaker | Dr Boris Fung Kwok-keung Honorary Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology HKU Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine |
| Presentation Slides Online Video | |
| Date | December 3, 2011 (Saturday) |
| Time | 10:00am - 12:00nn |
| Online registration starts: November 18, 2011 | |
| Remarks: | Enquiry |
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Telephone: 3917 9994 Email: medfac@hku.hk |
| Lecture will be cancelled if: | |
| Tropical cyclone signal no. 8 or above is issued or black rainstorm warning signal is in force at or after 8:00 am. |